Ezra at Aardvark Recent Acquisitions

Honolulu, Hawaii: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. History of the oldest sugar plantation in Hawaii, on the island of Kauai. Octavo (8.75" x 5.75" x .75"). Green boards, with gilt lettering. Red mark to front board. Signature of former owner to front pastedown, himself a descendant of William Hooper... More

Nyon, 1766. First Edition. In French.English translation as follows (approximately): SMALL ENCYCLOPEDIA OR ELEMENTS OF HUMAN CONNECTIONS, CONTAINING THE GENERAL CONCEPTS OF ALL SCIENCES, ALL USEFUL ARTS, AND MATERIALS WHICH HAVE REPORTED TO THE SOCIETY. Two Volumes, measuring 6.75" x 4.00" Mottled (tree?) calf boards. Boards with five raised bands... More

New York: Random House, 2003. Hardcover. 4to. 12.75" x 10". Probably Second Printing (number line begins with "3"). Light brown cloth. "The book reproduces two hundred full-page duotones of Diane Arbus spanning her entire career, many of them never before seen. It also includes an essay 'The Question of Belief'... More

India: VIR Publishing House, 1967. Hardcover. Slight spine lean. Edgewear and light chipping to dust jacket, now protected in achival mylar. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper, with a 1941 nickel taped saying "Attached is the fare for one world tour if used according to directions". Several black and... More

New York: Viking Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Large quarto, bright green boards, with the slightest rubbing extremities. One corner ever-so-gently "nudged". Prevous owner's name to front pastedown, as well as small bookplate. Narrow stain to dustjacket, and a 1.5" closed tear to rear panel. $3.50 price to unclipped jacket... More

New York: Viking Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Large quarto, bright red boards, near fine but for a significant bump to bottom of spine. Prevous owner's small bookplate to front pastedown. Dustjacket shows a 1" x .25" chip to bottom, $3.50 price to unclipped jacket. More

Richmond: Garrett and Massie, Inc, 1933. Hardcover. 466 pages. 40 illustrations, appendices, bibliography, index. Full red and black decorated designs over tan cloth, quarto. Tiny nick to spine and light soiling. Interior clean with some light age toning to margins. This is the third volume of the series but complete... More

New York and Cincinnati: Eaton & Mains By Authority of the Regimental Association), 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo (app. 9" x 6"), navy blue cloth with gilt lettering , and a white star to both front board and spine. Bookplate from War Service Library affixed to front pastedown.Two foldout maps... More

San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1946. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 300 copies, Second commission of The Book Club of California by The L.D Allen Press. 38 pages plus 29 page facsimile of the Diary. Introduction and notes by George R. Stewart. Small octavo. White cloth boards over patterned... More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1940. Stated First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, in brick-red, cloth-covered boards, with contrasting (black) square, lettered in red, to front board and spine. Bright copy with just a bit of light rubbing to extremities at spine caps and corner, two of which are bumped, but not... More

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth-covered boards over black spine with gilt HB colophon to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Light spotting to edges, and a tiny bit of rubbing to extremities. Inscribed then SIGNED "To Cookie, Best Wishes, Jim Brosnan" on... More

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1906. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Foxing throughout but does not obstruct text or images. Sunning to spines. Some rubbing to edges and corners. Some corners worn through to cardboard. Hinges barely starting, Vol I & II. Top edges gilt. 72 color plates with tissue guards. Vols... More

Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 270 pages, index. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper and with a typed letter signed by the author thanking the same recipient of the book laid in. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration and titles in gilt. Excellent... More

London: John Murray, 1887. Second Edition. Hardcover. Complete set in three volumes. Frontis of Darwin to each volume, 2 plates. ix,539,396,418 pages, Index. Gren cloth, large octavos with titles in gilt. Volume I has contemporary inscription dated 1887. Some foxing to endpapers, notes in pencil to rear endpaper of each... More

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1893. Hardcover. Large 4to (9" x 11.50"). Half-Morocco over dark teal textured boards. Marbled edges and marbled endpapers. Just a bit of scuffing with associated color fade to top of front board, and an occasional scratch or nick to leather spine/corners. Three gorgeous, (tissue-guarded) full-color... More